Paid Family & Medical Leave In the U.S. Service Sector
Each year, millions of U.S. workers experience the need for time away from work after welcoming a new child to the family or because of a health or a caregiving need. However, the U.S.
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Inequalities At Work And The Toll Of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare existing inequalities in workplace exposure to health risks and economic insecurity.
Connecticut Workers Deserve Predictable Hours
Service sector workers have been newly recognized as essential during the COVID-19 crisis.
Family Structure and Inequalities in Parents' Financial Investments in Children
Objective This study examines family structure differences in parents' financial investments in children. Background Family structure in the United States is undergoing important change and continued
Half of Service Sector Workers Are Not Yet Vaccinated for COVID-19: What Gets in the Way?
As eligibility for the Covid-19 vaccine expands to all Americans and the country moves towards a full reopening, durably returning to normal life depends on vaccine uptake. The U.S.
Stereotypes about immigrant students and discrimination in grading
Anti-immigrant stereotypes are widespread in most contemporary societies.
oison Parasite Counter: Turning Duplicitous Mass Communications Into Self-Negating Memory-Retrieval Cues
Disinformation in politics, advertising, and mass communications has proliferated in recent years.
Property Rights and Urban Form
How do the different elements in the standard bundle of property rights, including those of possession and transfer, influence the shape of cities?
Will the Pandemic Spark a Religious Revival in the Muslim World?
Times of strain often lead to explosions of religiosity, as people turn to faith as a balm against misfortune.
Food vs. Food Stamps: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia
Governments seeking to provide food assistance have a choice between providing in-kind food directly to beneficiaries, or providing vouchers that can be used to purchase food on the market.
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